Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-08-18
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.
Full Delegations Of Representative
Men from Each Township.
The Hon. j. A. Overholtzer Receives
Hearty Endorsement for State
Senator
While Rufus II Frost, of Cass, Is
Recommended for Superintend-
emit Of Public Instruction.

day afternoon, sixty-nine delegates
being present.
| E. ]. Freeman called the meeting
to order at 2 o'clock, and stated the
: object Of the meeting to be the cleo
ton of seven delegates to attend the
state convention to be held at Des
MONIES, Aug. 24th, and seven dele.
gates to attend the senatorial con.
vention to be held at Guthrie Center
Aug. goth.
Moved by {. H. Cross, seconded
and carried, that E. !. Freeman act
as chairman. FL Rees, of Gray,
was made secretary.
Each township replied promptly
and with full delegation to the
call Of the roll.
1t was moved and carried that the
chair appoint committee of three
on credentials. The committee was
composed of B. c. Brooktield, DR..
John Riley and c. II. Cross, who
retired to jury room to make report.
While this committee was out
Chairman Freeman said that there
should be appointments to fill vacan-
cies caused by the removal Of town.
ship committeeman in Cameron and
Melville. Jas. Hall was duly elected
for Cameron, and Z. F. for Melville.
Chairman Freeman then request
ed an expression OF the meeting as
to the time for holding the conven-
ton for nominating candidates for
county offices. 1t was moved that
it be held on the Friday nearest APP
proaLhing the middle Of September.
r. A. Steefe inquired if it could not
as well be held on Saturday, a day
when "whte men" came to town,
whereupon l. A. Shingledecker
vigorously objected to drawing the
color line in the convention. 1t was
explained by conservative menl Der
that Friday was best suited to the
convenience Of those members who
came from the south part of the
county by rail, and were obliged to
remain over night. The point was
readily conceded by the "whites"
and Friday, Sept. 10, was selected
as the day for holding sad conven-
ton. See call.
A delegate from Cameron called
upon Supt. Willcutt, who in a very
neat and conservative speech pre-
sented resolution favoring the can
didacy Of Rufus II. Frost for the
state Office of superintendent of pub
lie instruction. Mr.. Willcutt paid
high and deserved compliment to
the gentlemen who have held that
Office, recognizing their superior
abilities, but said it was fact that
the colleges, universities, etc, had
received the greater part Of their
attentions. While these had pros
pered under these gentlemen at the
head of educational interests in Iowa,
the common schools had been in
great measure forgotten. In pre-
senting the name Of Mr.. Frost the
speaker was confident that should
he be called to that high position he
would put forth every effort to raise
the standard of the common school
and invest it with increased facilities
for the education of the young. He
retraced his history as superintend-
ent Of Cass county, where he has
served eight years, has been en-.
dorsed by republicans, democrats
and greenbackers, and in one cleo
ton had every vote in the county, but
one, for which he gave satisfactory
explanation. 1t seems that one
was simply a scratch. Prot. Will
cults speech was very forcible and
in closing he offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted on motion of l. A. Single
decker:
Resolved, That recognizing the merits
of Supt. K. III. Frost, Of Cass Co, Iowa,
as an educator and as a citizen OF Western
Iowa, it is the sense and wish of this con-
vention that the delegates from Audi.
bon county to the state convention shall
cast the vote OF this county for Rufus II.
Frost for Superintendent Of Public In
struction.
Following is the report of the
committee on
CREDENTIALS:
AUDUBON, 9.-D. a. MCAnuIly, j. ..
Jobes, VIM. Van Aernam, J. II. Baker.
CAMERON, 5.-R. A. Steere, d. N. Ned.
row, James Hall, Robert Henderson, Thos
Overton.
DOUGLAS, "A. II. Delahoyde, S. B.
Wilson. A. II. Edwards, a. Tcakle.
EXTRA, 1T. J. Essington, Geo Hard.
enbrook, A. 5. Cisney, J. Riley, II. II.
Carmichael, VIM. Fulton, Frank Freeman.
GREELEY, Seth Hartzel, S. NJ.
Gardner. Frank Bierce, Fred Reynolds,
Frank Herndon.
HAMLIN, 4.-John McNutt, J. T. Bell,
Henry Young, Robt. Sizer.
LEROY, l6.-E. J. Freeman, John Nor.
ris, Jno. F. Consigny, c. II. Gardner, C.
II. Cross, John Quimby, J. NJ, McKarahan,
Al. Miller, r. K. Hirons, l. A. Single.
decker, w. NJ. Graham, J. II. Kate, Z. A.
Bates, Henry Cole c, c. Clifford and w.
II. Neff.
LINCOLN, 6.-B. c. Brookfeld, s. X.
Briggs, F. p. Rees, A. F. Aikman, Sam'l
Garmire, Saml Donaldson.
MELVILLE, 5.--H. ID. HOLSTER, George
Campbell. W. J. Kennedy, John Oliver
| and Geo Evartts